STOMACH

chriswee2012
chriswee2012 Posts: 140
edited November 10 in Health and Weight Loss
Just wondering why my stomach have scratches and lines between my belly ??

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  • dg09
    dg09 Posts: 754
    Are you referring to stretch marks?
    Stretch marks or striae (singular stria), as they are called in dermatology, are a form of scarring on the skin with an off-color hue. They are caused by tearing of the dermis, which over time may diminish, but will not disappear completely.



    Causes

    The glucocorticoid hormones responsible for the development of stretch marks affect the dermis by preventing the fibroblasts from forming collagen and elastin fibers, necessary to keep rapidly growing skin taut. This creates a lack of supportive material, as the skin is stretched and leads to dermal and epidermal tearing.
  • chriswee2012
    chriswee2012 Posts: 140
    YES indeed ! what is that actually ?
  • dg09
    dg09 Posts: 754
    YES indeed ! what is that actually ?

    It's really just your skin kind of tearing as it expands for whatever reason may be causing it.

    Over time, they will turn sort of pale-ish/silver color though, they won't be as bright when they first started showing you just have to wait it out.
  • chriswee2012
    chriswee2012 Posts: 140
    U mean my stomach getting biggerr or smaller actually ? because im just scared
  • Rayman79
    Rayman79 Posts: 2,009 Member
    No need to be scared, but they happen when you put on weight at a rate faster than your skin can naturally expand. They are basically just small tears in the elastic fibres of your skin. They aren't going to do you any harm (I, like many others on this site) have a few stretch marks. They will become a lot less noticable as you lose weight.
  • dg09
    dg09 Posts: 754
    U mean my stomach getting biggerr or smaller actually ? because im just scared

    It's just from your skin expanding, so yes, because your stomach got bigger. It's harmless, and although can be unsightly, there's really no threat health wise. ;)

    Like I said, they will fade over time, just keep losing. Don't let it discourage you.
  • chriswee2012
    chriswee2012 Posts: 140
    OK ! thanks friends
  • edgehn
    edgehn Posts: 25 Member
    dont worry! i got strecth marks and ive never had children or anything, mederma makes a product for strecth marks thats a a lotion that makes them less noticeable! you can try that or palmers strecth mark creme if u wanna try and make them less noticeable!
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